“I want to be 100 percent for the start of the 2014 season,” said Quentin, whose surgical options improved over the last week parallel to the improving condition of his knee.

Quentin said one of the options presented to him in recent weeks was microfracture surgery – a procedure that failed to help Tony Gwynn toward the end of his playing career.

“There is a big risk involved with microfracture surgery and that was a major concern,” said Quentin, who had received three injections of a lubricant in his right knee while on the disabled list this time.

“The knee was improving, but not fast enough to ramp it up to play anymore this season,” said Black. “Medically, he was two weeks away. Playing at the end of the season just didn’t seem the right thing to do.”